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Re: Moto 360

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Post by dangravell »

objclxt wrote: post #71
dangravell wrote: post #41

Can I ask a dumb question? Is this a stand-alone device (requiring a SIM card) or does it require pairing with a phone for data access? Because if it's the latter it's no better on the key feature of portability than the existing Samsung/Pebble devices (AIUI).

I would be amazed and/or shocked if it had a 3G radio in. It surely has to be paired with a phone for data access. The power requirements alone would result in a watch that had a 2 hour battery! I suppose it could use WiFi, but that seems unlikely. I am guessing bluetooth pairing...

Makes sense.

Re: Moto 360

#92

Post by Domenic_S »

radley wrote: post #69
martythemaniak wrote: post #23

I'm very impressed. When I saw the Google video, I thought the round watch was a photoshopped concept we may see in the future, but it's actually shipping in a few months. Also, is this the first mass-market device with a round screen? I'd be interested to see how the layouts work from a developer perspective. Whether relative or fixed, desktop, mobile or web, we're all so used to rectangular, grid based layouts.

It's still "simulated" which means Photoshopped / After Effects. I"m actually pretty nervous because there's no "simulated" disclaimer, yet these mock-ups are terribly rough: - fake / inconsistent lighting accents & bevel - screens in the photos are pixelated (looks like a screen-res quality source was rotated), yet the 3D model's screen is totally smooth suggesting 400 dpi or better - clip rotation angles are off -…

In other words, you can tell by some of the pixels?

Re: Moto 360

#93

Post by wffurr »

sliverstorm wrote: post #47
mikeryan wrote: post #44

Am I the only one who doesn't wear a watch (even if I wanted to) because I don't like the way it scratches against my MacBook Pro?

Why do you rest your wrists on your MacBook Pro while you type?

Who doesn't rest their wrists on the palm rest of the laptop when they type?

Re: Moto 360

#94

Post by Domenic_S »

devindotcom wrote: post #89
mikeryan wrote: post #44

Am I the only one who doesn't wear a watch (even if I wanted to) because I don't like the way it scratches against my MacBook Pro?

Unless you wore your watch with the face inwards, a leather strap ought to fix this.

Leather straps have buckles.

Re: Moto 360

#95

Post by fluidcruft »

wpietri wrote: post #60

That stem is interesting. The Pebble has 4 buttons, which are generally mapped to up, down, select, and back. That strikes me as the minimum for useful app interface. With the Moto 360's stem I can see getting up down and select, but now how they'd do back. Maybe a long-press?

Not really input related, but is it remotely plausible that winding could charge the battery?

Re: Moto 360

#96

Post by delgaudm »

sliverstorm wrote: post #47
mikeryan wrote: post #44

Am I the only one who doesn't wear a watch (even if I wanted to) because I don't like the way it scratches against my MacBook Pro?

Why do you rest your wrists on your MacBook Pro while you type?

I rest my wrists on the MPB when I type also, and I've been typing the same way since the late 80's.

Re: Moto 360

#97

Post by fwr »

radley wrote: post #69
martythemaniak wrote: post #23

I'm very impressed. When I saw the Google video, I thought the round watch was a photoshopped concept we may see in the future, but it's actually shipping in a few months. Also, is this the first mass-market device with a round screen? I'd be interested to see how the layouts work from a developer perspective. Whether relative or fixed, desktop, mobile or web, we're all so used to rectangular, grid based layouts.

It's still "simulated" which means Photoshopped / After Effects. I"m actually pretty nervous because there's no "simulated" disclaimer, yet these mock-ups are terribly rough: - fake / inconsistent lighting accents & bevel - screens in the photos are pixelated (looks like a screen-res quality source was rotated), yet the 3D model's screen is totally smooth suggesting 400 dpi or better - clip rotation angles are off -…

I thought this disclaimer was needed only for TV ads.

Re: Moto 360

#98

Post by maxerickson »

bsimpson wrote: post #65
MrAlmostWrong wrote: post #53

Cool, a male only product. I know more women that wear watches than men, but let's go with something that is gigantic and only men would wear. Seems to be a sound strategy.

The watch the woman in the first shot is wearing looks like a joke: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrqZl2QIz0c That's the official Android Wear teaser video.

I'm not sure how you make a good advertisement for a giant watch that provides some incremental convenience in a bunch of situations where it isn't very important.

Re: Moto 360

#99

Post by ngoldbaum »

mikeryan wrote: post #44

Am I the only one who doesn't wear a watch (even if I wanted to) because I don't like the way it scratches against my MacBook Pro?

Try a NATO watchstrap. The buckle bit ends up sort of on the side of your wrist rather than right on the bottom. That how it works out on my tiny wrists anyway.

Re: Moto 360

#100

Post by twic »

Domenic_S wrote: post #92
radley wrote: post #69

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's still "simulated" which means Photoshopped / After Effects. I"m actually pretty nervous because there's no "simulated" disclaimer, yet these mock-ups are terribly rough: - fake / inconsistent lighting accents & bevel - screens in the photos are pixelated (looks like a screen-res quality source was rotated), yet the 3D model's screen is totally smooth suggesting 400 dpi or better - clip rotation angles are off -…

In other words, you can tell by some of the pixels?

Well, i imagine radley has seen quite a few shops in his time.
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